Completing the ISP

Upon the completion of your ISP, you MUST complete the following steps in order to meet graduation requirements. NOTE: This entire process must be completed by May 1st of your final year. However, you can complete your ISP at any time - you do NOT need to wait until your final year!

Step 1 - Submission of the Final Project to Your Committee

The final ISP must be submitted in a material form, such as a report or manuscript, to all ISP committee members. While there are no restrictions on the final form of the ISP, students must submit some kind of written description even if an alternative medium such as an audiovisual presentation or computer program is utilized. This document should include a rationale for the project, as well as a description of project objectives, methods and achievements.

Step 2 – Submission of the Final APPROVED Project and eScholarship Consent Form to the ISP Coordinator

Once your chair has completed your final evaluation, please submit an electronic copy of your final ISP to the ISP coordinator. In addition, students now have the option to post their ISPs to a School of Medicine ISP-specific page on eScholarship, which provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California. No ISPs will be posted without the appropriate consent (consent form is below).

Final projects are often submitted for publication in medical journals or presented at scientific meetings. Projects may also be submitted to relevant community agencies which have a material interest in the study results.

Step 3 – Completion of REQUIRED Evaluations

Following the submission of your project to your ISP committee, both you and your committee must formally evaluate the project and the ISP process. Specifically, you must evaluate your committee and your overall experience, and your committee must evaluate and approve your final project. This process will be initiated automatically by the OASIS evaluation system on April 1st of your final year (the deadline to submit a DRAFT of your ISP to your committee). However, if you finish your project early and would like to complete this step prior to April 1, please contact the ISP coordinator to manually initiate the process.

SUMMARY

April 1 of Final Year:

Deadline to submit draft of ISP to your committee. (Notifications from OASIS will be sent to your committee to evaluate your project at this time unless you have previously contacted the ISP coordinator to initiate the evaluation process.)

Students who do not submit the completed approved projects by
May 1 will not be permitted to participate in the graduation exercises.
Students will not be permitted to graduate until an approved project is submitted.

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